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by Michael Gillan Peckitt August 6, 2024 0

After ‘Group Home’ Scandal, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare to “examine definition” to clarify situation of people waiting for admission to facilities for people with disabilities

Regarding the issue of people nationwide on waiting lists due to a lack of vacancies in residential facilities and group homes (GHs) for people with disabilities, the Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Keizo Takemi expressed his intention to clarify the actual situation of those on the waiting list at a press conference on July 23rd. In a survey conducted by NHK, which received responses from 47 prefectures and 696 cities, wards, towns and villages, which account for 40% of the total, it was found that a total of 22,000 people were on the waiting list for facilities and GHs.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 15, 2024 0

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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun Podcast #43: Megumi Prepares to Transfer Control of Business & Disability News Japan in The Mainichi!

Megumi, which operates a group home for people with disabilities, submitted its business policy to Aichi Prefecture on July 12th, indicating its intention to transfer the business within the year. There is a possibility that some facilities will no longer be able to operate.

Megumi aims to transfer the business to a separate corporation within the year. After being found to have inflated food costs and fraudulent compensation claims, Megumi was administratively punished by Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya City, and will no longer be able to operate group homes nationwide.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt July 14, 2024 1

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“Some facilities will no longer be able to operate” as Disgraced Megumi Care Facility Operator Prepares to Transfer Control of Business

Megumi, which operates a group home for people with disabilities, submitted its business policy to Aichi Prefecture on July 12th, indicating its intention to transfer the business within the year.

There is a possibility that some facilities will no longer be able to operate… Megumi, which operates a group home for people with disabilities, aims to transfer the business to a separate corporation within the year.

After being found to have inflated food costs and fraudulent compensation claims, Megumi was administratively punished by Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya City, and will no longer be able to operate group homes nationwide.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 29, 2024 0

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Gunma Prefecture imposes administrative sanctions on two “Megumi” group home facilities

Gunma Prefecture has announced that it has imposed administrative sanctions on two facilities in Shibukawa City and Isesaki City, prohibiting new users from accepting new users for six months from last month, in response to the issue of excessive food fees being collected from users at facilities operated by “Megumi,” a management company that operates group homes for people with disabilities throughout the country, including Gunma.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 28, 2024 0

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The Shog-A.I. Shimbun Podcast #37: ‘Megumi’ Care Home Operator for Disabled Banned from ‘renewals of service provider designation’

Japan’s welfare ministry said Wednesday that it has decided to apply a collective responsibility system to Megumi Co. under a related law over irregularities including overcharging, banning renewals of service provider designations for all of its group homes for disabled people. The ministry notified the company and local governments concerned of the decision. The punitive action was based on the comprehensive law on support for disabled people and the decision was made to apply the joint liability system in the belief that there was organized involvement in irregularities committed by the group home operator, such as service fee overcharging.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 27, 2024 1

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Japan’s Welfare Ministry Confirms it Will Apply Collective Liability to ‘Megumi’ Operator of Homes for Disabled

Japan’s welfare ministry said Wednesday that it has decided to apply a collective responsibility system to Megumi Co. under a related law over irregularities including overcharging, banning renewals of service provider designations for all of its group homes for disabled people.

The ministry notified the company and local governments concerned of the decision. The punitive action was based on the comprehensive law on support for disabled people and the decision was made to apply the joint liability system in the belief that there was organized involvement in irregularities committed by the group home operator, such as service fee overcharging.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt June 26, 2024 0

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About 100 “Megumi” facilities for the disabled nationwide unable to operate; joint liability system to be applied

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to apply the “joint liability system” based on the Comprehensive Support for Persons with Disabilities Act to Megumi (headquartered in Minato Ward, Tokyo), which operates a group home (GH) for the disabled. If the joint liability system is applied, other GHs across the country will not be allowed to renew their designations every six years, and will effectively be unable to operate their facilities. Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya City are expected to cancel the business operator designation of five GHs in the prefecture operated by the company on the 26th, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is expected to apply the associative responsibility system on the same day.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, there is no precedent for the joint liability system being applied to a corporation that operates a disability welfare service facility on the company’s scale, and it is possible that up to about 2,000 users will be affected.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt May 16, 2024 1

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Japan’s Health, Labor and Welfare Minister says he wants to deal with disability welfare service compensation fraud in an appropriate manner

It has become clear that group homes for people with disabilities operated by Megumi Co., Ltd., headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, are overcharging food costs, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has also revealed that they are also fraudulently charging fees for welfare services for the disabled.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 6, 2024 0

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Disability News Japan Podcast: Aichi Governor Condemns Care Provider ‘Megumi’ over “economic abuse” of People with Disabilities

According to a prefectural audit, the GH “Fuwafuwa Koda” in Koda Town has over-collected about 12 million yen in food costs from 25 users since its opening in July 2020. Although they collected 28,000 yen per person per month, it was revealed that only about 7,500 yen per month was actually spent on meals.

by Michael Gillan Peckitt February 5, 2024 1

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Three municipalities in Aichi accuse ‘Megumi’ Corporation of “economic abuse” of people with disabilities over excessive collection of food costs

Three cities and towns in Aichi Prefecture, including Koda Town, Aichi Prefecture, have accused Megumi (Headquarters, Tokyo) of a major management company of group homes (GHs) for people with disabilities of overcharging food costs. This is the first time that financial abuse has been found in a series of issues, Governor Hideaki Omura stated in an announcement at a press conference on February 5th. According to Governor Omura, by the end of last year, there were reports that two other cities in the prefecture had recognized economic abuse. Details were not disclosed.

It has been confirmed that 26 Megumi-affiliated GH offices in the prefecture have been over-collecting by a total of approximately 218 million yen.